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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 392 

Supporting the goals and ideals of October as National Domestic Violence 

Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence and its devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence in the 

United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 28, 2013 

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 

Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. HAHN, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. BEATTY, 

Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

VEASEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. MOORE, Mr. WATT, Ms. 

WATERS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 

Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. BASS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. FATTAH, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

RUSH, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, and Ms. TITUS) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the 

sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 

should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence 

and its devastating effects on individuals, families, and 


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communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence in the United States. 

Whereas domestic violence affects people of all ages as well 

as racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious backgrounds; 

Whereas females are disproportionately victims as one in four 

women will experience domestic violence at some point in 

her life; 

Whereas on average, more than three women are murdered 

by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States 

every day; 

Whereas in 2007, 1,640 women were murdered by an intimate partner, constituting 70 percent of all intimate 

partner homicides that year; 

Whereas women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates, 

per capita, of intimate partner violence; 

Whereas 1 out of 3 Native American women will be raped 

and 6 out of 10 will be physically assaulted in their lifetimes; 

Whereas the cost of intimate partner violence exceeds 

$5,800,000,000 each year, $4,100,000 of which is for direct medical and mental health care services; 

Whereas one-quarter to one-half of domestic violence victims 

report that they have lost a job due, at least in part, to 

domestic violence; 

Whereas some landlords deny housing to victims of domestic 

violence who have protection orders or evict victims of domestic violence for seeking help after a domestic violence 

incident, such as by calling 911, or who have other indications that they are domestic violence victims; 


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Whereas 92 percent of homeless women experience severe 

physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lifetimes; 

Whereas approximately 40 to 60 percent of men who abuse 

women also abuse children; 

Whereas at least 10,000,000 children are exposed to domestic 

violence each year; 

Whereas children exposed to domestic violence are more likely 

to attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away 

from home, and become a victim of human trafficking; 

Whereas one large study found that men exposed to physical 

abuse, sexual abuse, and adult domestic violence as children were almost four times more likely than other men 

to have perpetrated domestic violence as adults; 

Whereas nearly 1,500,000 high school students nationwide 

experienced physical abuse from a dating partner; 

Whereas 13 percent of teenage girls who have been in a relationship report being hit or hurt by their partners and 

one in four teenage girls has been in a relationship in 

which she was pressured by her partner into performing 

sexual acts; 

Whereas adolescent girls who reported dating violence were 

60 percent more likely to report one or more suicide attempts in the past year; 

Whereas there is a need for middle schools, secondary 

schools, and post-secondary schools to educate students 

about the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; 

Whereas a recently released multi-State study shows that the 

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tims’ urgent and long-term needs and are helping victims 

protect themselves and their children; 

Whereas a 2012 National Census Survey reported that 

64,324 domestic violence victims were served by domestic 

violence shelters and programs around the Nation in a 

single day; 

Whereas an additional 10,401 people requested help that day, 

but due to lack of resources, they were unable to be 

served; 

Whereas there is a need to increase funding for programs 

aimed at intervening and preventing domestic violence in 

the United States; 

Whereas domestic shelters and programs experience increased 

demands for service, 80 percent report cuts in funding; 

and 

Whereas individuals and organizations that are dedicated to 

preventing and ending domestic violence should be recognized: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and 

4 (2) expresses the sense of the House of Rep5 resentatives that Congress should continue to raise 

6 awareness of domestic violence and its devastating 

7 effects on individuals, families, and communities, 

8 and support programs designed to end domestic vio9 lence in the United States. 

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